Collecting a judgment or debt owed from either a husband or wife, but not owed by them jointly, can be difficult, if not impossible. Why so? Jointly owned property, in many circumstances, is not subject to a creditor’s claim against just one of the spouses. Some spouses try to avoid…
The Court of Appeals of Tennessee, in a case involving the litigation of a commercial general liability policy (“CGL policy”), issued an opinion that is helpful for those trying to understand the coverage parameters of commercial general liability policies. Commercial general liability policies are perhaps the most prevalent and common…
In a case with potentially significant ramifications for other undue influence cases, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee ruled that, just because the Wife and Husband were married (for 17 years, no less), that fact did not establish a confidential relationship. Establishing a confidential relationship in undue influence cases is…
On July 18, 2013, a jury in Davidson County, Tennessee returned a verdict for a client of the firm who was represented by attorney J. Ross Pepper. The firm’s client was the defendant (“Defendant”) in an undue influence case. The plaintiff (“Plaintiff”) in the case also alleged that the Defendant…
If you do business in Nashville, or anywhere else in Tennessee, you might be wise to know something about the warranty provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”). Those warranty provisions are contained in Chapter Two of the UCC, which deals with sales. When do the warranty provisions of the…
In what should have been an easy win in a breach of contract case, a Tennessee bank went home with a goose egg after the Court of Appeals applied a fundamental rule of Tennessee contract law to the facts of the bank’s case. The case, which was filed in Coffee…
In Nashville, as well as all other Tennessee cities and counties, there is plenty of land— commercial, residential, rural, and urban— that is owned by more than one person as tenants in common, also sometimes referred to as “co-tenants.” There can be two tenants in common or more, to a…
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has issued an opinion clarifying which statutes of limitations are applicable to cases involving the breach of a contract to make mutual wills. If you are involved in a mutual will case, and are worried that your case might be barred by the statute of…
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has recently issued an opinion in an undue influence and will contest case which speaks to what type of evidence a party can use, at trial, to attempt to set aside a will based on undue influence. In will contest cases, undue influence cases, breach…
For salespeople, brokers, and agents who derive a substantial part, if not all, of their income from commissions, knowing something about Tennessee law on the subject of future commissions is worthwhile. By future commissions, I am referring, broadly, to commissions that become due after an account is established, but while…